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Sunlight has more powerful influence on ocean circulation and climate than ice sheets

November 7th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the distribution of sunlight, rather than the size of North American ice sheets, is the key variable in changes in the ...

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Your opponent’’s face tells about his fighting ability

October 23rd, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): Boxers will now be able to assess the fighting ability of their opponents - by just looking at their faces, at least that''s what scientists at University ...

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Faces reveal physical strength, fighting prowess

October 23rd, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) Misjudging physical strength of a would-be opponent might have potentially deadly consequences - at least for our ancestors.A study conducted by University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) scientists ...

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Researchers developing more powerful versatile vaccine

October 22nd, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) A versatile vaccine that would treat a broad spectrum of maladies, including 2,500 strains of salmonella, and protect the elderly may be possible in the not-too-distant future. University ...

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Vaccine that may provide protection against multiple strains of bacteria developed

October 22nd, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara, have developed a new vaccine that may one day provide protection from multiple strains of bacteria. While the conventional vaccines protect ...

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Current mass extinction spurs major study of which species to save

October 22nd, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, which has spurred a study by biologists at UC (University of ...

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Scientists propose the creation of a new type of seed bank

October 16th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): A group of U.S. scientists have proposed setting up a different kind of seed bank, which would gather wild species at intervals in the future, effectively capturing ...

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Analyses give clues to composition of volcanic ash used in ancient Maya pottery

October 9th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Scientists have obtained geochemical clues about the composition of volcanic ash used in Maya pottery between the 7th and 10th centuries, which could also help them determine ...

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Subsurface life feasts on oil seeping from the sea floor

October 1st, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 1 (ANI): A new research has revealed that subsurface life in the form of single-celled organisms feast on an extensive number of oil compounds. The research, led by David Valentine ...

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Microbes on sea floor feasting merrily on oil

October 1st, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) Thousands of feet below the surface of the sea, off the shores of Santa Barbara, single-celled organisms are busy feasting on oil, seeping from the ocean floor.New research ...

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Nanotechnology paves way for smaller, faster and more efficient computers

September 26th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have created a new nanoscale process that will ultimately help make computers smaller, faster, and more efficient. The scientists have ...

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Big Bang machine had suffered glitch within hours of its launch

September 19th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 19 (ANI): The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the worlds largest particle collider, malfunctioned within hours of its launch, but its operator did not report the problem for a week. According ...

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Soon, water with life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10

July 25th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 25 (ANI): A team of experts at the University of California, Santa Barbara including Indian-origin post-doctoral researcher Subir Ghorai says that recent advances in chemistry may make it possible ...

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China quake may help predict similar calamities in future

July 7th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , July 7 (ANI): A team of geoscientists is studying the May 12 earthquake that hit Sichuan Province in China to determine the potential for future quakes due to earthquake-induced ...

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Species have come and gone at different rates than previously believed

July 4th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 4 (ANI): An international team of researchers has determined that species over the years have come and gone at different rates than previously believed. John Alroy of the University ...

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World’s largest particle collider poses no danger to Earth, say scientists (Re-Issue)

June 29th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , June 29 (ANI): Microscopic black holes that might possibly be produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is the world's largest particle collider, will not pose any danger ...

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Worlds largest particle collider poses no danger to Earth, say scientists

June 28th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 28 (ANI): Microscopic black holes that might possibly be produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is the worlds largest particle collider, will not pose any danger to ...

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Worlds largest particle collider poses no danger to Earth, say scientists

June 28th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 28 (ANI): Microscopic black holes that might possibly be produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is the worlds largest particle collider, will not pose any danger to ...

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Global warming raises Russian lakes temp levels by 2 degrees Fahrenheit

June 6th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 6 (ANI): A research by scientists in Siberia has revealed that Lake Baikal in Russia, which is the worlds deepest, oldest and most voluminous lake, has warmed by more ...

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Comets might have caused ancient American extinctions 13,000 years ago

Comets might have caused ancient American extinctions 13,000 years ago

May 7th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin -
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a controversial theory which suggests that huge comet impacts wiped out North Americas large mammals 13,000 years ago. According to a report in ...

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Squid beaks may help engineers create new materials

March 28th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Scientists at University of California - Santa Barbara have made an advancement in understanding the characteristics of squid beaks, something that may pave the way for engineers ...

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Daylight saving time not proving to be an energy saver

Daylight saving time not proving to be an energy saver

March 10th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, March 10 (ANI): Studies by environmental economists have suggested that saving daylight time actually has consumers using more power and paying bigger energy bills. Daylight saving time ( DST ) is the ...

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Small sea creatures most at risk due to global warming

February 18th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Scientists have warned that among marine life, small sea creatures are the most at risk due to global warming, and their reduced numbers might bring about a catastrophic ...

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Global warming is rapidly transforming the worlds oceans

February 18th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A report by a panel of scientists has suggested that climate change is rapidly transforming the worlds oceans by increasing the temperature and acidity of seawater, and altering ...

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Insect assaults on plants may increase with warming globe

February 12th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A research, based on new fossil records, has suggested that plant-eating insects might increase their assaults on the foliage because of warming temperatures round the globe. The team, who ...

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Hubble spots elusive double Einstein ring bulls eye

January 11th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): Observations from the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the presence of a pair of glowing rings, dubbed as the Einstein ring, which are caused by the complex bending ...

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